According to the OJJDP Bulletin, Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey, which highlights the results of the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence, 13.2 percent of America's children and adolescents report having been physically bullied within the past year, and more than one in five report having been physically bullied during their lifetimes. The risk
of bullying peaks
during middle
childhood.

More than 60 percent of the Nation's youth have been exposed to violence within the past year, either directly or indirectly by witnessing a violent act; learning of a violent act against a family member, neighbor, or close friend; or experiencing a threat against their home and school. The types of violence children were exposed to included assault with a weapon and/or injury, sexual victimization, child maltreatment, and dating violence.